tracking hermine. we are following the storm as it makes its way up the east coast. we'll show you how it could affect your labor day weekend. a trail of damage was left in hermine's wake after it made landfall in florida earlier this morning. and holiday events impacted in this our area. this weekend's made in america concert could be hit by rain and the concert setup itself is forcing more community tours this morning. and right now at 11:00, tracking hermine, we are just getting new information on the strength and the path of the storm. good morning, i'm vai sikahema. we are enjoying nice weather today, but, hey, enjoy it while you can. hermine will make her presence known in our area this weekend. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist

bill henley has the latest on this storm. bill? >> this is just updated information. the storm is continuing to weaken as expected, now with winds of 50 miles an hour. it's still a tropical storm, but it's now moving faster, starting to accelerate to the northeast, at 18 miles an hour. at last report, it had 14-mile-an-hour winds. acceleration will take it into south carolina by later today. that's the center of the storm, which is over southeastern georgia. the heavy rain has already moved in advance of the storm system, into south carolina. you can see some pretty good downpours along coastal north carolina, as well. this will accelerate, past south carolina. in fact, this evening at 8:00, with 50-mile-an-hour winds, it will be just past charleston, south carolina. then it accelerates and approaches the outer banks of north carolina. 12 hours later, by saturday morning, and it continues offshore. but then something happens. it slows down. the acceleration comes to a halt, and sunday morning, monday morning, tuesday morning,

wednesday morning, this storm is lingering offshore. now, it's far offshore, but we will still be feeling the effects along coastal new jersey and delaware, and possibly inland, as well. the impacts from the storm over the holiday weekend, tropical storm watch in effect for delaware and south jersey. we could see wind gusts at 50 miles an hour, possibly higher. most likely sunday afternoon. the ocean, as a result, dangerous rip currents through the holiday weekend, and for boaters, very rough seas. and there's going to be flood possibilities, as well. coastal new jersey and delaware could see minor to moderate flooding. the back bays could see some major flooding, as the winds push the waters inland and heavy rains add to the threat. heavy coastal rains of 4 to 6 inches, extreme southeastern coast of new jersey, and extreme southeastern delaware. the delaware beaches, could see 4 to 6 inches of rain. but there's going to be a sharp falloff and inland, there'll be

much less rainfall. the heaviest rainfall will come sunday. and those totals are for the entire holiday weekend and into next week. we'll take a closer look at the winds you can expect as we go into the holiday weekend when i come back in just a few minutes. vai? >> bill, thank you for that useful information. and tropical storm hermine may be weaker, but winds are increasing look the southeast coast, as the former category 1 storm heads east. flooding rains and tornado warnings are in effect from georgia through north carolina. nbc national correspondent, jay gray, is in savannah, georgia, with the latest. >> reporter: hurricane hermine slammed into the florida panhandle overnight, bringing with it powerful winds at 80 miles an hour and gusts even stronger. >> we're going to lose a power line here. >> the first storm to make landfall in florida in 11 years definitely leaving a mark. >> just because it's clear outside, does not mean it's safe. >> reporter: snapping trees, crushing cars and homes and knocking power out to tens of thousands. water pounding the coastline and

surging inland, leaving behind devastation. crews in cedar key are assessing the damage this morning. cinder block walls on this dock couldn't withstand the thrashing. hermine has dropped to tropical storm status and is heading up the east coast. parts of georgia and the carolinas under a state of emergency. >> we do expect tropical storm force winds between 30 and 40 miles per hour, sustained. >> reporter: preparations underway in hopes of preventing excessive damage there. >> our goal is to be overprepared and underwhelmed when it comes to this storm. we want everyone to please be safe. >> reporter: officials are warning beachgoers that dangerous rip currents are expected throughout the holiday weekend. surfers along the coast, though, taking advantage of the changing conditions ahead of the storm. >> that was jay gray reporting from savannah, georgia. meanwhile, from the shore to philadelphia, hermine could impact some philadelphia events

like the made in america festival in center city. but as angela osborne tells us, the show will go on. >> access to this area is very restricted right now. take a look, you can see police officers have set up to kind of section off this area so that the final touches getting ready for this festival can take place. this concert happening rain or shine. the main stage is already set for the event, and this is taking place again, despite the rain that's forecasted. we know that the city is watching the storm just as closely as we are. for people who are coming down here tomorrow, especially tomorrow night into sunday, you're going to want to pack an umbrella, maybe a rain jacket, something like that. the other thing you need to be aware of, even if you're not coming to the festival, are the closures that are taking place as a result of it. about an hour ago, the outer lanes of the ben franklin closed down. that's going to be happening through the end of the festival to make way for the 50-plus artists expected to take the

stage. we're talking lil' wayne, coldplay, rihanna. they're going to be here. so are thousands, tens of thousands of fans, just to watch them perform. another thing to keep in mind is you decide that you don't want to head out, you don't want to deal with the rain this weekend, you can watch all of the performances live on your phone or your tablet, using the music app, tidal. and it actually benefits local united way chapters when you watch the concert that way. so plenty of options, plenty of opportunities for you to still take in this concert and the excitement of the labor day weekend. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> and of course, make sure you have the nbc 10 app so you can track hermine's impact on your labor day weekend. you'll get weather alerts sent straight to your smartphone and your tablet. time now for a check on the roads with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter, jessica boyington. so regular friday traffic? >> you would think, but we're

starting to see big delays on the 42 freeway and headed southbound. down towards the shore area, there were an earlier accident up ahead. it's already cleared. this is residual delays and a lot of extra delays because of a lot of extra cars heading south down the shore. so definitely keep that into your planning. we're going to see that traffic all weekend. also out in burlington township, there's an accident also in new jersey. route 130 southbound, around columbus road, there are some road closures there. now continue on with the made in america festival. spring garden street between the ben franklin parkway ramp to the vine street expressway westbound are all closed and they'll be closed on and off with the preparations for the concert and some until september 6th. also, here's the expressway through center city, this is one of the biggest portions of volume we're seeing around 24th street, headed westbound towards the expressway. that could be because more cars are headed this direction with all of the closures and the

extra volume in the area. definitely plan for that and that traffic heading down. breaking news in montgomery county. firefighters are on the scene of a fire in norristown. sky force 10 was live over the scene along chain street. you can see firefighters quickly got the fire under control. no one there was hurt. we're working to get more details on that situation. meanwhile, republican nominee, donald trump, campaigned in the battleground state of ohio yesterday. he is the first candidate in modern day history to propose illegal immigration. he outlined new screening test for immigration in the u.s. who would weed out those who don't share american values. meantime, the hillary clinton campaign is celebrating a fund-raising record. yesterday, the campaign said it raised $143 million in the month of august, making it their best month ever. clinton used much of the month to attend political fund-raisers, with celebrities, and other wealthy donors.

and a non-partisan commission on presidential debates has announced the moderators for this year's debates. "nbc nightly news" anchor lester holt will moderate the first presidential debate on september 26th. the second presidential debate on october 9th will be a town hall format with two moderators, martha raddatz of abc and anderson cooper of cnn. fox news host chris wallace will moderate the third debate on october 19th. and vice president joe biden complained for the clinton yesterday in the battleground state of ohio, but his speech was interrupted. [ inaudible ] >> no, no, no, it's all right. it's all right. it's all right. >> a heckler upset about the war in iraq interrupted biden during his final rally of the day. the crowd started chanting "hillary" to drown the man out, but biden thought the man deserved time to have his question answered. >> come back here and talk to me about this, okay?

you have my permission. yeah. okay? all right? >> clinton is expected back on the campaign trail on monday. and president obama made a stop to the tiny island of midway, atoll, yesterday. the island is named that because it is roughly midway between california and east asia. the president made his visit to the tiny island on his way to the g-20 summit in china this weekend. he hopes his visit will help underscore the efforts he's taken to help preserve some of the world's threatened ecosystems. last week he announced he was quadrupling the size of the marine sanctuary that includes midway island. and this morning, philadelphia police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run. the crash happened just after 12:30 this morning on frankford avenue near comly street in philadelphia's mayfair neighborhood. police tell nbc 10 that the 42-year-old bicyclist was thrown 50 feet in the air after being hit and the bike split in two. police have a message for the

driver. >> there's still time. turn yourself in. do the right thing. don't wait for the police to identify and come and get you. it's only going to make things a lot worse for you. >> police are looking for a silver or champagne-colored car with a broken headlight and a missing side mirror. the name of the victim has not been released. and a crash and a collapse. a car accident in pennsylvania brings down part of a building. we'll have more on how this all happened, coming up. also, walking free. the swimmer at the center of a controversial sentence is out from behind bars. all eyes on hermine. no longer a hurricane, but still a powerful storm. reaching through the carolinas and beyond. will be impacting our weekend. a closer look at the winds you can expect that will be ramping up starting later today when we come back.

and we are continuing to track hermine. this is a live look from mt. pleasant, south carolina, as the storm makes its way up the coast. you can see raindrops there. they getting lots of rain. first alert meteorologist bill henley is looking at the storm and how it will affect your holiday weekend and another update coming up in just a moment. a pickup truck slams into a building, causing the second floor to collapse. this crash happened in getsiesburg, pennsylvania. it happened just before 3:00 this morning and it took emergency crews more than 90 minutes to get the driver out of the vehicle. he was flown to a nearby

hospital for treatment. witnesses say a second person in the truck ran from the scene shortly after the crash. and a former stan ffrd university swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on campus is now a free man. 21-year-old brock turner was released from prison earlier this morning after only serving half of his six-month prison sentence. the case prompted outrage and led to california lawmakers to pass tougher sexual assault laws. turner is getting out early for good behavior. he'll be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. and typhoon lionrock hit northeast china this week, causing severe flooding and rainstorms there. rescue teams came to the aid of 34 workers who were left stranded on the bank of a river for more than 24 hours. heavy rainfall resulting in rising water levels in that area caused a 60-wide-foot island surrounded by a swelling river. using a remote control helicopter, they threw a rope to

the other side of the river bank. after a five- hour rescue effort, all 25 trapped workers were brought to safety. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. a beautiful day today. enjoy it, because things are going to be change can ing dramaticallyover the weekend. sunshine for philadelphia, a little bit of breeze, but that's a northerly wind. humidity has come way down in the wake of the cold front that passed by yesterday with those showers. no sign of any rainfall today or any stopper, just yet at cape may. the crowd is growing. a beautiful day to enjoy. but this is also a good opportunity to plan for the strong winds, the potential damage that we could have over the weekend. especially along the coast. it's time to take anything that might be blown away indoors, lawn furniture, that sort of thing, trash cans, because the winds are really going to be ramping up and we'll start to see that tonight. right the now the winds out of the northeast at 9 a miles an hour, philadelphia, a northeasterly wind at 10 miles an hour, atlantic city, that's the dry air that's flooding in

behind the cold front that passed by yesterday. that's what's making the weather so nice today. but the futurecast shows the hour-by-hour winds changing dramatically, as we head into tomorrow. by 7:00 this evening, calm in wilmington, but look at rehoboth beach. the winds starting to increase there, and the winds starting to become more northeasterly. by late this evening, 11:00 tonight, those are 18-mile-an-hour winds in rehoboth beach, and the winds inland have started to pick up, though they'll still be very light late tonight. by tomorrow morning, look at the wind, for rehoboth beach, the jersey shore, winds topping 20 miles an hour, closer to 30 miles an hour for rehoboth beach, and the stronger winds will be reaching into delaware. and that is at 7:00 in the morning. by 10:00 in the morning, some stronger winds, 34-mile-an-hour winds possible at rehoboth beach. and tidal flooding is going to be an issue as we head into saturday night. this is 9:30 in the evening. 29-mile-an-hour wind gusts at the beach and high tide right around 10:00, could produce some

minor flooding right along the coast. but the back bays are going to run into flooding issues over the next couple of days. and through the holiday weekend, the rip current threat will be evaluated. the worst of it, saturday, sunday, and labor day, monday. dangerous r dangerous rip currents. if you're hitting the water on the boat, rough seas, dangerous conditions. it might be okay just looking at it, but the danger lurking in the water. as far as skies, nice and clear right now, but you can see the clouds that are just to the south and the rain already reaching into north carolina. it hasn't reached virginia just yet, but the clouds are already increasing in norfolk, and the stopper is moving to the northeast at 18 miles an hour. that's going to take it right across the carolinas, with 5 to 10 inches of rainfall and then it gets parked off our coastline, and it could stay there for days. we are going to be talking about hermine right on through the holiday weekend and beyond. as far as the weekend forecast, neighborhood by neighborhood,

philadelphia, 76 degrees. clouds will be increasing. we'll likely see some sunshine to start with at philadelphia, the suburbs, and the lehigh valley. and you may avoid rainfall in the suburbs and the lehigh valley, but as we get closer to the coastline, rain becomes more likely on saturday and even more likely on sunday. in fact, the potential for the heavily rainfall will come through on sunday, and that's when we'll also see the strongest winds. you can see what it does for the temperatures, keeps things much cooler. by monday, there's a possibility we'll see some improving conditions, but still some strong, gusty winds are possible at the jersey shore and the delaware beaches. maybe a few residual showers as well. so the threat of rough seas and rip tides will still be with us into next week. thank you, bill. a local man who suffered a paralyzing spinal injury did not let his disability keep him from fulfilling his dream of becoming a husband and a father. and now he's written a new children's book that he hopes

will inspire other people in a similar situation. his book called, "we can go anywhere: my adventures on daddy's chair." it was last week and illustrated by local artist, linda mcmanus. joining us now, glenn dick, and his daughter. i love the way you're sitting on daddy's chair. glenn, i'll be honest with you, i don't get to read every book that we preview, but this one, i did, because it's right at my reading level. tell us a little bit of your backstory. >> well, i was paralyzed in '95, and so i sustained a spinal cord injury. it took me ten years before i met my wife, and then it took us about six years or so, after that, to have elena. and here we are. >> yeah, tell me what you hope that readers will take away from reading your book? >> well, i wrote it for elena, you know, as a keepsake. but after some friends and family read it, they encouraged

me to put it out there for others. and i realized that, you know, maybe it would open a dialogue with children. beyond just fathers in wheelchairs, we all have our limitations. just, some of them wear them on the outside. so, but you know, with wednesday's children, if you can look past those few limitations, they have a lot to offer. so maybe it would open up that dialogue with children and maybe it would benefit some young fathers and give them hope. >> elena, you just started first grade yesterday, right? >> yep. >> what does it feel like to go to school and already be in a book? do your friends know that you're in your daddy's book? >> yeah. >> yeah? >> do they think it's a big deal? >> sort of. >> they do? of course! of course you're a big deal! you're in first grade, come on. really, as i read this book, really, it's a really nice read, but i feel like it wasn't so much for your daughter, as it is for others like her. and just to find a way for

her -- in fact, she's sitting on your lap, and the book is about her using your wheelchair as a train, as an airplane, as a bus, and all the fun things that kids could imagine. >> yeah, i was, kind of blown away from a young age how she just looked right past the chair and incorporated it. as a matter of fact, when i was putting her to bed and she asked me if i was going to walk again and i told her, i didn't know, and she said, i don't want you to. i like you the way you are. she had fun with the chair. >> it's a really different perspective from a child and what her dad's situation is and it's a really fun little book to read. and i thank you for sending me and bringing me this one. i'll have to get your autograph, elena. is that cool? >> can you do that? >> any sequels? >> we've had a lot of shenanigans together, so maybe i'll put some of them down in writing. >> we appreciate, glenn and elena, missing school today. second day of school. hopefully the kids are watching you. thank you for coming.

once again, the book is called "we can go anywhere." for more information on the book, tap the nbc 10 app and we posted a link there for more information. anxiety before surgery is common, but researchers say there's a common device you may have in your home that could ease nerves. we'll explain, just ahead. also, how many people in pennsylvania are overweight? a new study reveals the numbers. we'll have that, coming up.

there's a new claim that

ipads work just as well as medication to calm kids' nerves before surgery. french researchers looked at a group of 4 to 10-year-old children undergoing inpatient surgery requiring anesthesia. half took a sedative and the other half were given an ipad to distract them. both groups had similar anxiety levels, but the ipad group had no side effects and were easier to anesunrise. a new report of the robert wood johnson foundation. being overweight increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease. we are continuing to track hermine. the storm dealt a blow to florida. we'll show you the damage it left behind and how it could affect our weather this holiday weekend. launch pad explosion. as the investigation continues

into what went wrong, we're learning more about the payload that was destroyed and its ties to facebook.

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tracking hermine. in the last hour, we just got new information on the strength and the path of the storm. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley tracking the storm and watching how it's making its way up the east coast. bill, what can you tell us? >> we now have 50-mile-an-hour winds. it's still a powerful storm, just not the hurricane that made landfall late last night. the temperatures today are going to be climbing into the 80s. today is not the problem. we'll see sunshine and low humidity today. but as we go into tonight, we'll start to see the winds increasing from our area, because this storm is on the move. it's moving to the northeast now at 18 miles an hour. already spreading rain through the carolinas and offshore.

this storm system will move, by later today, it will be just past charleston, south carolina, then moving towards the outer banks by 8:00 tomorrow morning, accelerating over the next 24 hours. but then it runs into a roadblock and is expected to stall just offshore. that's going to do a couple of things. that's going to mean the impact that we feel from this storm system will continue likely through the holiday weekend and into next week. and also, a slower storm is more likely to strengthen. that's 50-mile-an-hour winds within the storm, saturday morning, while it's just over the eastern north carolina and approaching the outer banks. but once it's out over the ocean waters, slowing down, warm water, it starts to strengthen. 65-mile-an-hour winds saturday evening. and then into sunday morning, maintaining that strength, and it really just lingers for days off the coastline. so we will see rough seas, rip currents, and potentially heavy

rainfall, not only this weekend, but there's a chance that we'll feel those effects right into next week. for today, what we're looking at is the clouds increasing late tonight, and then the chance of that heavier rainfall approaching our area, most likely on sunday. but we'll see the first rains later in the day on saturday. back with a full weekend forecast in just a few minutes. vai? >> all right. thank you, bill. as you saw in the radar there, behind bill, hermine is now lashing the florida, georgia, and the carolinas after making landfall early this morning. one area dealing with the storm right now is savannah, georgia, and that's where nbc national correspondent, jay grey, is standing by. jay, what's the latest there? >> reporter: hey, vai, i want to show you what this storm can do. and we're actually in a low period, in between bands of the storm. but see this tree, just about five minutes ago, snapped the from the force of the winds here. so that's what this storm is bringing with it. and right now, not as sbeintenss

we've seen it throughout the day. we've seen driving rains here and wind gusts swirling at times. that's going to continue, we are told, even though this storm has changed paths, just a bit here. we could see 10 to 12 inches of rain here. there's already some flooding in low-lying areas, trees like this one and others are down. power lines, as well. we know that right now, there are thousands in georgia without power, a 100,000 or more in florida dealing with no electricity. this is something that's going to linger, push through georgia, into the carolinas and up the east coast. so this is going to be a problem for millions of people, for quite some time. again, we're getting a spitting rain here, a bit of a swirling wind, as the next band moves through. that's exactly what we're going to see intensify. that rain and the wind. and that's going to continue through the early evening here. that's the very latest on conditions here in georgia.

vai, back to you. >> jay, stay safe out there. the hollywood block party and music festival is canceled. the party was supposed to be sunday, but because of tropical storm hermine, the city is cancelling the event now. and in atlantic city, organizers of the beach concert series say they have contingency plans in place for performances this weekend. if you live at the shore or are heading down the shore for the holiday weekend, today is the day you need to prepare. bring in the porch furniture, the trash cans, anything lose that could get blown around. also be prepared to lose power this weekend, as well. now, make sure you have the nbc 10 app, so you can track hermine's impact on your labor day weekend. you'll get weather alerts sent straight to your smartphone and your tablet. and a man serving a life sentence for killing a philadelphia police officer was denied expensive drugs he needs to treat his hepatitis "c." a judge, nonetheless, rejected abul jamal's bid on thursday.

the cost of the treatment can range from $50,000 to $75,000 or more. this tile yesterday, we told you about the explosion of a space-x rocket on the launch pad. and now we're seeing the video. here it is. take a look. >> space-x is continuing to try to figure out what caused this explosion yesterday at cape canaveral. the blast destroyed a communications satellite that had been set to take -- to help facebook deliver internet service to parts of sub-saharan africa. no one was hurt in the explosion. an iowa police officer repeatedly yanks a man's hair while making an arrest. >> now! hands on your back! >> this incident happened in april after a high-speed chase in waterloo, but the video has just been released. you can see three officers take down the suspect and during the arrest, another officer approaches the suspect, pulls

his hair, and calls him names. >> hands behind your back! >> god! one in custody. [ bleep ]mo moron. you're a stupid [ bleep ], you know that? >> while the police chief says s he doesn't condone the officer's action, the iowa attorney general's office decided against criminal charges. the officer was disciplined. the suspect was charged of trying to run over the officer and the possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver. the quarterback for the san francisco 49ers continued his anthem protest last night and was joined by two other players. and he also announced after the game that he'll donate the first $1 million he makes this year to organizations that help local communities. last night, colin kaepernick chose to kneel during the national anthem. one of his teammates joined him and one of the players from the seahawks sat during the anthem. last night's game was san diego's annual salute to the

military. kaepernick has said he won't stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. and now kaepernick's socks are getting people talking. take a look at this. those are pigs wearing police hats. these pictures were taken last month. kaepernick says he's been wearing them in protest of, quote, rogue cops, who put the community and other officers at risk. kaepernick posted this statement on instagram yesterday afternoon. it reads in part, "i wore these s socks, in the past, because the rogue cops that are allowed to hold positions in police departments are not only put the community in danger but also put the cops who have the right intentions in danger by creating an environment of tension and mistrust. i have two uncles and friends who are police officers and work to protect and serve all people." that's a wrap on the

pre-season. the eagles beating the jets last night in a game you saw right here on nbc 10. saw that punt return for a touchdown. the eagles regular season kicks off on september 7th here at home against the cleveland browns. nbc 10 is your home for the philadelphia eagles. and we told you yesterday morning, but now it is official. philadelphia will be home to the 2017 nfl draft. philly hosted the first-the ever draft back in 1936. the ben franklin parkway and the iconic rocky steps will form the backdrop for the draft. tickets for the draft will be free, but you'll have to win them in a lottery. now, are you one of those people that checks their phone ever five minutes or so? well, it turn s out that is mos of us. and 55% of us say we want to unplug during vacation, but are unable to do so. nbc's mark barger reports on a growing trend of the digital detox, just in time for your labor day getaway. >> reporter: our daily connection with digital devices can be obsessive for many, even

addicting for others. >> 66% of us suffer from nomophobia, which is a fear of losing your phone or not having access to your phone. >> reporter: this has led to a digital detox trend. more people making time to disconnect. >> you may feel like you actually are going through a withdrawal from access to your device and information. >> reporter: for those without the willpower to do it on their own, there are retreats that structure time away from tech. >> not sure if you notice, but it's an incredible beautiful and sunny day. >> reporter: more than 100 people came to campgrounded in north carolina for four days of play, cutting off access to digital devices. >> i'm already having a little anxiety about it, but that's why i'm here. >> it's like a safety blanket. >> i live in san francisco, which is like tech heavy. >> i'm freaking out! i have no idea what i'm going to do! >> reporter: campers went through a tech check. >> i agree to refrain -- >> reporter: trading in their digital devices for analog activities. >> let go of some of the patterns of their daily lives,

like keeping track of time and schedule and being glued to their technology. >> reporter: and participants say the digital detox has physical and psychological benefits. >> we're not saying that technology is bad or evil. everything is neutral, can be a medicine or a poison. >> reporter: taking time to stop and smell the roses instead of just instagraming them. >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >> very nice. still ahead, making amends. one prestigious university is taking a step to make reparations for its historic ties to slavery. and we'll tell you what the school is going to do, coming up. a beautiful day today, but our weekend in the hands of hermine. the latest on this storm and what you can expect right on through the holiday when we come back.

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we are continuing to track hermine. this is a live look right now from mt. pleasant, south carolina, as the storm makes its way up the east coast. first alert meteorologist bill henley is looking at how the storm will affect your holiday weekend. he has another update for you coming up in just a few minutes. georgetown university is trying to make amends to the descendants of slaves owned and sold by the maryland jesuits by giving them preferential admission treatment, like it does its most elite alumni. yesterday, president john deenjoyya announced the school's decision as part of reparations

for the historical ties to slavery. the connection goes back to 1838 when georgetown's founders sold 272 slaves to a plantation in louisiana in order to pay off debt. the university president says he wants to apologize for the sale and believes this plan will acknowledge its ties to racism. the university will also offer a memorial to those who were enslaved and will rename two buildings. >> it's part of, for me, trying to understand how best to bring the immediacy of all of this into our current, into our current reality. >> georgetown is in the process of identifying and reaching out to all of the descendants of slaves who were sold in order to offer them admissions. samsung is stopping sales of its new galaxy note 7 smartphone after reports that some batteries have caught fire.

samsung will offer a global exchange program for phones that have already been sold, but it will take about two weeks to get replacements ready. and a brave new helper got to work in japan today. the mu3 humanoid robot developed by hitachi is now helping people at the airport. the small robot can talk to users in english and in japanese. it can also communicate with other robots. the project is part of a trial that will run through december. now, if you're looking for something fun to do with the whole family this weekend, how about a scavenger hunt. a local organization is hosting one on sunday in fairmont park that will benefit a good cause. joining us to tell us more is a anysha sins, with a local organization dedicated to eradicating homelessness. we appreciate you coming here. tell us more about your organization and its mission. >> well, our mission is, again, to eradicate homelessness and

hunger. for the past four years, we've fed over 68,000 families. we have a food pantry we do once a month and we also have -- we volunteer at a shelter, 63rd and market, once a month, to feed the homeless families there, as well. >> i was fascinating reading your website, how we just talked about all of this, was you finding your mother taking drugs and that whole process prompted her to get clean and then she went on and got university degrees as a result. >> yes, yes. she's awesome. she's an awesome woman. >> and so this is how this all started. tell us the about the scavenger hunt you have planned. >> the scavenger hunt will be this sunday, at the wonderful, wonderful historical smith playground. everyone should be familiar with this playground. we will be giving out prizes,

jump rope contests, moon bounce, it's going to be a really fun event. >> there are some places there that are indoors at the playground, but a lot of it is outside, as you can see here. and of course, we're tracking tropical storm hermine. do you have backup plans in case of bad weather? >> we're praying that the storm miss us. if not, well, we're going to have to do what we can, inside. again, we do have a playhouse inside, where we can still perform events throughout the park. >> tell us and our viewers how people might get involved with your cause? >> you can visit my website at uupp.org. tonight website, you can donate, you can volunteer, you can become a sponsor. we are looking for sponsor and dedicated volunteers to help our mission. >> well, we appreciate so much what you're doing and what your family, especially your mother,

you know, that situation and the way that she bounced back, good for you and good for her. >> thank you! >> thank you for all of the work that you're doing in our community. once again, united ummah's phil philly scavenger hunt. it's a great place to play. for more information, tap on the nbc 10 app. >> announcer: now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> sounds like somebody's enjoying this weather. what a beautiful day today, but things change dramatically this weekend. philadelphia, the clouds will start coming in overnight tonight. the lehigh valley, just a few scattered fair weather clouds. lots of sunshine. the humidity, so nice and low and a nice breeze blowing some of those high clouds through the area. you'll see some clouds increasing tomorrow, but there still be sunshine poking through, during the day on saturday. possibly sunday, too, in the lehigh valley. for the shore, it's a different story. enjoy it today, because change

coming late tonight and you will feel the difference tomorrow, as the winds will really be ramping up. our hour-by-hour winds by tomorrow morning, look at the winds increasing at the delaware beaches and the jersey shore. and as we go through the day on saturday, those winds reach inland, as well, stronger winds gusting, a tropical storm watch is in effect for the shore. and for the delaware beaches, through the holiday weekend. by saturday afternoon, we're still seeing those strong wind gusts. and we'll likely be dealing some rain at that time, as well. the winds, tropical storm watch in effect. winds could peak at 50 miles an hour or more. those gusts, most likely on sunday afternoon. the ocean, dangerous rip currents as a result of those winds and the storm churning offshore, as well as rough seas for boaters, and the flood threat, well, that will exist, especially around time of high tide. late saturday night, sunday morning, and sunday evening. coastal flooding in new jersey and delaware, minor to moderate

flooding. the back bays could be in for some major flooding. and adding to the threat, heavy coastal rains. extreme southeastern new jersey, in cape may county, right along the coast, 4 to 6 inches, and the delaware beaches, it's possible, 4 to 6 inches. but it also comes down to the track of this storm. the heaviest rainfall expected on sunday. for today, sunshine. nice and bright, but just to the south. you can see the clouds, there's the rain shield, already in the carolinas, north carolina, and the storm, though it is weakening, it's still a powerful 50-mile-an-hour wind storm. the tropical storm will maintain its tropical storm status as it heads to the north, spreading drenching rain and the potential for severe weather in north carolina. this is late tonight at 11:30. by then, the clouds are starting to move into southern delaware and south jersey. the clouds will arrive overnight tonight, and tomorrow morning at 10:00, some rain in southern delaware, just so the scattered light rain will be increasing as

we go into the afternoon. now, this is where some of the computer models disagree, this computer model keeps the heaviest rain offshore and pushes the storm farther offshore. but not all of the models agree. they all take it offshore. that's good news for us. but a small track to the east will bring the rainfall amounts, the potential rainfall amounts down significantly. but the converse is true, too. a smaller, closer to the shore move will bring us heavier rain even inland. and then it lingers, well into next week. today, no problem. lots of sunshine, low 80s. clouds increasing this evening for the suburbs and the lehigh valley. beautiful sunshine today, turning mostly cloudy later today. delaware, sunny skies, near 80 degrees this afternoon, and close to 80 also for new jersey, and really pleasant at the shore, but the clouds will be arriving late tonight and the labor day weekend, we are in for the wind and rain.

a chance of showers for philadelphia. clouds build for the suburbs and the lehigh valley. we'll still get some breaks of sunshine, especially first thing tomorrow morning, but less likely to see run and more likely to see rain developing for the south shore and delaware. the worst may come through on sunday, dependent on the track of that storm. by monday, we'll likely see some sunshine breaking through in the lehigh valley, the suburbs, philadelphia, but less like for the jersey shore and delaware, where clouds and showers will likely linger and be the wind will still be an issue into next week. along with rough surf and rip currents, as that storm is expected to linger offshore for days. >> yeah, today is literally the calm before the storm, so it's a day to prepare yourself, bring furniture in, but also you mentioned, rip currents. stay out of the water. >> the water, especially with temperatures, where we've seen them lately, but that danger is lurking in the water. and that's good advice for preparing for the storm, because there's going to be a lot of

wind and the potential for a lot of wind right along the coastline. if it looks like it could blow away, it may very well blow away. you might want to bring it inside. >> thank you very much, bill. good advice. we'll be right back.

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you voted, and here are the results of that vote. radner at westchester east grabbed 58% of the vote. so we will feature that matchup and then we'll run some highlights the from games all around the region during the high school blitz tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00. if you're looking for something to kick off your holiday weekend with and something to enjoy outdoors before the rain moves in, you can catch a movie under the stars. tonight, creed is playing at the amphitheater in west philly. the movie starts at 8:00, so bring your popcorn, a chair, or blanket. the show is free. next friday, "star wars: the force awakens" next friday will be showing in clark park. let's check in with bill henley once again. >> we're keeping a close eye on hermine. hermine is really controlling our weekend weather. it's moving to the northeast at 18 miles an hour. look at the rain spreading in front of that storm as it moves across the carolinas and past the carolinas. first thing saturday morning, then it's out to sea, where it will strengthen. and it really slows down and

lingers into next week. so, we will be feeling the effects from this storm. fortunately, the worst of it stays offshore. >> thank you, bill. thanks for watch. be safe. katie: on crime, pat toomey's attacks on me are shameful.

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